Building resilience and capability: Shaping the future of Morgan Sindall Construction

have you believe. And my impression of Morgan Sindall as a business is that it is very inclusive. The business doesn’t really care how old you are, how long you’ve been in the company, your gender, your race, or anything else, all that matters is if you can do the job. We were very conscious in our group that we had been given a rare opportunity to have our say at this level, and that it could be an opportunity that we didn’t get again. We were a bit nervous at the beginning that we didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes or upset anyone, but our group sponsor made it clear that the business wanted to be challenged and made to feel uncomfortable. All the same, it was daunting to have your boss and your boss’s boss sat there listening to you talk about what the business did and didn’t do well. I can’t say that we know now, after Shaping our Future, what is coming in the next 10 years – but I think we’ve got a better idea. Climate change is something we are actively talking about now, and everything that came out of Shaping our Future fed straight into our regional responsible business plans for 2027 as an acknowledgement that it is the future – it is how we are going to be the most prepared business. I’m also part of phase two of Shaping our Future, where we are starting to develop some of the longer term ideas that came out of the programme a little bit further. The quick fixes are already or almost in place, which is fantastic. Overall, I think taking part in Shaping our Future was a really worthwhile experience. It has made me better at my job and given me a greater appreciation of the wider scope of the business. It is very easy for us to become closed off and only think about what is happening within our region or role, but this gave me an appreciation of our place as a region within the wider network of regions and, indeed, businesses in the Group, as well as for how what we do benefits the business and will continue to benefit the business in 10 years’ time. I will soon be moving into a new role as Sustainability Manager for our East region, which is really exciting. I see a long future for me within Morgan Sindall, and Shaping our Future has been an important part of that.

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